Verb dehumanize has 2 senses
  1. dehumanize, dehumanise - deprive of human qualities; "Life in povery has dehumanized them"
    --1 is one way to take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
    Antonyms: humanize, humanise
    Derived form: noun dehumanization1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s somebody
  2. dehumanize, dehumanise - make mechanical or routine
    --2 is one way to mechanize, mechanise
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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